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LOT 2303
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
CRETACEOUS PERIOD, 145-65 MILLION YEARS B.P.
3 1/2 in. (136 grams, 88 mm).
A lower jaw section displaying two large teeth from the Mosasaur prognathodon sp. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFound in the phosphate mine region, Khouribga, Morocco.
Acquired 1950s-1960s.
From an old Bristol, UK, palaeontological collection.
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LOT 2303
Natural History - Mosasaur Fossil Partial Jaw with Teeth
Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
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Natural History - Amber with Insect Inclusions
Oligocene Period, circa 45 million years B.P.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
A specimen of polished amber with insect inclusion. 3.27 grams, 29 mm
Ex private UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Natural History - Polished Stone Necklace Bead Group
20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Comprising a small group of polished variegated grey stone beads of mixed size; each pierced for stringing. 36 grams total, 7-17 mm
UK gallery, early 2000s. -
Natural History - Chinese Nantan Meteorite
Fell 1516 A.D., found 1958 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
An amorphous fragment of nickel iron meteorite (1AB), cleaned. 4.16 grams, 28 mm
Found Nantan, Nandan County, Guangzi Region, China. Property of a Sussex, UK, teacher.
The Nantan meteorite fell in 1516, as recorded in ancient Chinese texts; the fall exploded during descent which resulted in a shower of many individual iron meteorites over an area some 28km x 8km in Nantan County, Guangxi, China. Classified as an iron meteorite; 111CD Course Octohedrite, the composition is approximately 92% iron, 6% nickel and contains more than ten other minerals including kamacite, taenite, dominate, plessite, schreibersite, triolite, graphite and others. In 2000, pieces of the Nantan meteorite were incorporated into an art installation for The Bull Ring Shopping Centre in Birmingham, England. Today, a plaque commemorates the occasion.
